You will often begin
your search for information with a chemistry specifuc encyclopedia.
- Dictionary
of Organic Compounds (DOC), with supplements. Previously
known as Heilbron's, DOC indices by synonym, MF, RN. References
to: CA name, MF, RN, Primary literature.
AVAILABILITY: PRINT -- Kline Science Library Reference Collection QD251 +D53 1982
- Dictionary
of Inorganic Compounds. Physical and spectral data. Entries
include synonyms, RN, MF, structures. Common name, structural
type, element indices. AVAILABILITY: PRINT -- Sterling Chemistry Library Reference Collection QD148 +D53X 1992
- Kirk-Othmer
Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
COVERAGE: Viewed by many as the most important encyclopedia in
the field of chemistry, this 25 volume set contains in-depth information
about chemical substances as well as comprehensive coverage of
applied chemical science and industrial technology, methods and
materials, and the latest scientific advances in every branch
of chemistry.
AVAILABILITY: PRINT -- Sterling Chemistry Library Reference Collection
TP9 E55 1978; Engineering and Applied Sciences Library Reference
Collection TP9 E685X
- Encyclopedia
of Inorganic Chemistry
The best overall encyclopedia for inorganic chemistry.
AVAILABILITY: PRINT -- Sterling Chemistry Library Reference Collection QD148 .E53X 2005 (LC)+
- McGraw-Hill
Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
COVERAGE: Contains 7,100 entries, covering every field of modern
science and technology. Most of the articles contain bibliographies
citing useful sources. Illustrations are included where necessary
to clarify the text. Additionally, the 20 volume set contains
study guides and a section on scientific notation.
AVAILABILITY: PRINT -- Kline Science Library Reference Collection
Q121 +M33 1997
- Van Nostrand Reinhold Encyclopedia of Chemistry. QD5 +E58 1984 KSL
- The International Encyclopedia of Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics.
QD453 I57 KSL
- Encyclopedia of analytical chemistry : applications, theory, and instrumentation.
edited by R.A. Meyers. Chichester. New York : Wiley, 2000. 15 vols. QD71.5 E52X 2000 (LC)+ KLINE, Reference
- Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. Ref QD77 E53X 1995 CHEM
Treatises
Treatises contain encyclopedic data on the discovery and characteristics
of many compounds. CRC, Lange, and Aldrich provide references to Beilstein
entries for most substances. Note that the older text of both Beilstein
and Gmelin is in German, and that their indexing formats are somewhat
complex.
|
|
